40 The Systematic Investor Series ft Corey Hoffstein – June 16th, 2019

40 The Systematic Investor Series ft Corey Hoffstein – June 16th, 2019

This week, we’re joined by Corey Hoffstein from Newfound Research, who also hosts the Flirting With Models podcast.  We discuss his journey into Systematic Investing, why the year you enter the markets will likely impact how you invest in the future, and why random returns can actually be worse for your system than bad returns.  Corey explains the term ‘Sequence Risk’, why investors should avoid being too short-term, why risk can only be […]

40 The Systematic Investor Series ft Corey Hoffstein – June 16th, 20192020-11-19T09:59:01-05:00

39 The Systematic Investor Series – June 9th, 2019

39 The Systematic Investor Series – June 9th, 2019

Can the VIX index be traded as part of a successful Trend Following strategy?  Do CTAs have the edge over traditional Hedge Funds by being invested in the less popular markets?  Should some parameters be adjusted according to the market being traded, and can you expect returns from Long Positions & Short Positions to be equal?  We also give our thoughts on MorningStar’s recent ‘Bubble Index’ experiment, as well as Real Vision’s recent interview on the […]

39 The Systematic Investor Series – June 9th, 20192020-11-19T09:55:37-05:00

37 The Systematic Investor Series – May 26th, 2019

37 The Systematic Investor Series – May 26th, 2019

Is ‘Buy & Holding’ the S&P500 index the perfect investment strategy?  Should you apply Equal-Weighting across all of your Trading positions?  Are long-term strategies the only way to avoid market noise?  Also, we give our thoughts on why you should avoid ‘Fat-Tail Distributions’, Volatility versus Risk, how Trend Following strategies tend to ‘melt-up’ rather than crash down, and our upcoming Systematic Investor Series Live Event.

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37 The Systematic Investor Series – May 26th, 20192020-11-19T09:52:37-05:00

36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 2019

36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 2019

In today’s episode, we discuss whether or not Trend Following is more effective with Volatility Targeting, how cautious you should be of outlier events, how to use stress-levels as an indicator of how good your trading strategy is, and we give our thoughts on the concept of ‘Risk of Ruin’, in relation to the plight of Long-Term Capital management in the late 1990s.  Questions this week include: Should you trade in a style that suits your […]

36 The Systematic Investor Series – May 19th, 20192020-11-19T09:47:02-05:00

28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 2019

28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 2019

On today’s show, we give our thoughts on ‘Evidence-Based Investing’, David Harding’s latest comments on Trend Following, how much is too much ‘Open Risk’, as well as answering: what are some of the ‘Trend Commandments’?  Also, we discuss whether it’s safe or not to buy after a big upside price break or sell after a big gap down, whether Volatility should be ‘targeted’ in your portfolio, and if a system can be designed handle ‘parabolic moves’ better.

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28 The Systematic Investor Series – March 25th, 20192024-04-18T02:24:05-04:00
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